Saturday 16 August 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śanivāra. Pūrṇimā began at 06:476:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:167:16 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
The second half of Pūrṇimā covers 717 of 1439 minutes of the day. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
AlsoṚṣi Tarpaṇa determinate
At sunrise
07:047:04 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:036:03 PM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 39° above N. Day length 10 h 41 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
07:047:04 AM to 31:037:03 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Pūrṇimā | past sunrise | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 18:036:03 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 18:196:19 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 19:067:06 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:03 07:037:03 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:445:44 AM | 07:047:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:047:04 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:047:04 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:047:04 AM | 07:477:47 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:477:47 AM | 08:308:30 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:451:45 PM | 15:053:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:373:37 PM | 17:455:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:455:45 PM | 19:327:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:455:45 PM | 18:126:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:455:45 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1210:12 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |